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Environmental pact sees F&B packaging waste down 17% (Channel NewsAsia) - The National Environment Agency (NEA), said that signatories to the Singapore Packaging Agreement, has cut down their packaging waste by 850 tonnes since they joined it last June.
Good things do come in small packages (Today) - The 3R Packaging Awards will be given [...]

[ November 5, 2008; 10:00 am to 11:00 am. ] Speaker: Mr Duncan Macleod, Vice-President, Shell Future Fuels, Singapore

Venue: Lecture Room 423, Blk 3, Level 4, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore

This seminar discusses the portfolio of energy options such as biofuels, hydrogen and electrification, and the need for greater cooperation between the private sector, academia, NGOs and governments to find solutions. [...]

[ February 9, 2009 to February 11, 2009. ] Add an unprecedented escalation in global energy and commodity prices with the current demise of the investment sector and we have in our hands one of the biggest financial crisis in history.

What you do now? Find the silver lining of course. The best of opportunities often rise from the worst of crisis.

“Going Green” is no [...]

Green Business Times is conducting interviews with business leaders, companies and organisations, who would share their views on going green and achieving environmental sustainability. This week, we have the privilege of interviewing Mr Takeo Shimazu, Managing Director of Brother International Singapore Pte Ltd.
About Brother International Singapore Pte Ltd
Brother is a leader in the development and [...]

[ November 6, 2008; 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] National Instruments is organising a free seminar on “Green Engineering with Graphical System Design Platform” at Suntec. This seminar will show how National Instruments practises green engineering with the graphical system design platform to conserve energy, identify inefficiencies, increase uptime and reduce scrap. Details and registration at the National Instruments website.

[ November 7, 2008; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Venue: Mannaseh Meyer Building, Seminar Room 3-1, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772

This open public forum discusses the energy requirements of Southeast Asian countries, and explores the option of adopting nuclear energy, including technologies, implementation, regulation, and safety issues. Details and registration at the LKYSPP website.

[ November 6, 2008; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Venue: The Auditorium, National University of Singapore University Hall, Lee Kong Chian Wing, Level 2, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119077

This forum is organised by the Energy Studies Institute and the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, and will explore the pros and cons of the use of biofuels as an alternative fuel, against the [...]

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New book on how Singapore achieved environmental and water sustainability (Straits Times via Wildsingapore) - A new book, Clean, Green And Blue, published by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies gives a detailed look at how Singapore achieved environmental and water sustainability in 40 years.
Recycling food waste into biogas in Singapore (Business Times via [...]

This is an inspiring and entertaining video presentation by Van Jones about reducing poverty and keeping people out of jails through green collar jobs. Green collar jobs are middle-skill and local jobs such as installing solar panels, retrofitting buildings, repairing hybrid cars, planting trees, and other work that are relevant to the new green economy. [...]

[ October 24, 2008; 9:00 am to 11:00 am. ] Speaker: Dr. George M. Sverdrup, Laboratory Program Manager, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, US

Venue: The Auditorium, National University of Singapore, University Hall, Lee Kong Chian Wing, Level 2, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119077

The speaker will discuss the promise of hydrogen as an energy carrier, and share on the hydrogen R&D program at the [...]